Premise

It followed the exploits of a group of police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct and Fire Station 55 whose shifts fell between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m, the "third watch." The precinct and fire station were located on the corner of King Blvd and Arthur St.; hence the nickname "Camelot." Exterior shots of the 55th Precinct and the Firehouse were filmed in Long Island City, Queens. Third Watch succeeded in presenting all three branches of New York City's emergency services in the same show, reviving a failed attempt to do so nine years prior with the similarly-themed H.E.L.P. running for only one season in 1990.

The show balanced numerous single-episode events with other, ongoing storylines, some of which spanned multiple seasons. While Third Watch was lauded for its emotional and honest portrayal of the events surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it was also criticized in some circles for extremely detailed violence and prevalent (by network television standards) profane language. The show was created, produced, and written by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero. The theme song for the show was "Keep Hope Alive" by The Crystal Method, except for the pilot episode when "Right Here Right Now" by Fatboy Slim was played during the opening sequence.

Third Watch was not renewed by NBC in the spring of 2005, making the sixth season the show's last. The series' finale, "Goodbye to Camelot," was aired in the United States on Friday, May 6, 2005. It was listed in the Bergen Record, the New York Times and other newspapers as a TV show that was canceled too early.

Conception

Co-creator John Wells had wanted to do a show about paramedics for some time before Third Watch began, but did not think he had enough material to make such a show. Ed Bernero, a former Chicago cop, had wanted to do a police drama partly based on his own experiences. The two worked together on the short lived show Trinity, and after cancellation Wells asked Bernero if he wanted to co-create a show with him. Third Watch was a combination of Wells' paramedics show and Bernero's police show[1].

Originally the show was only going to be about the police and paramedics, but firefighter Jimmy Doherty was added to the show after actor Eddie Cibrian auditioned for the role of police officer Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli. Cibrian lost out to Jason Wiles, but impressed the producers so much that they decided to put him in the show as a new character, Bernero said, "Well, we don't have any firefighters", and the fire aspect of the show was added in to produce a show revolving around all 3 emergency services[2].

In 2000, Amy Carlson was added to the cast as Paramedic/Firefighter Alex Taylor. In 2001, Series regular Bobby Cannavale willingly left the series after he asked to be written out of the series due to lack of character usage and development.[3]

At the start of Season 3, Chris Bauer was added to the main credits as Fred Yokas after being a recurring guest star previously. Tia Texada became a recurring guest star, and later, a full cast member, in 2002. Carlson left the show in 2003. Later that year, Nia Long was introduced as Officer Sasha Monroe (her rank was changed in season six in one of the show's most shocking plot twists). Yvonne Jung became a recurring guest star also in 2003 although she had been a guest in Season 3 episode "Act Brave" as a lawyer defending Kim in her custody battle with Jimmy. Also in 2003, Bonnie Dennison was added as Emily Yokas, previously being recurring.

In 2004, just after celebrating the show's 100th episode, Eddie Cibrian and Michael Beach left the show. Cibrian's departure marked the first time a main character was written out of the show without dying. Series regular Molly Price's character, Faith Yokas, made very few appearances in season five of the series because Price was pregnant throughout much of the season. The writers for Third Watch explained her absence by her character being seriously injured in a shootout, and then trying to recuperate at home. In the few scenes Price was in, her growing belly was frequently hidden by blankets piled on top of her while she lay in bed. Cara Buono joined the cast as Paramedic Grace Foster late in the show's fifth season in 2004.

Kim Raver decided to leave the show after the show's sixth-season opener and became a series regular on 24. Josh Stewart was introduced as a main cast member of Season 6 as Probationary Officer Brendan Finney. After a several-month absence, Dennison reclaimed the role of Emily Yokas for the rest of the final season, while Chris Bauer left the show to pursue his new show Tilt, which coincidentally co-starred his former Third Watch castmate, Eddie Cibrian, but made sporadic guest-star appearances in season six. Beach, Cibrian and Raver re-joined their former co-stars in the series finale, "Goodbye To Camelot."

Third Watch: The Complete First Season contains the 22 episodes of the series' first season in addition to special features which include a behind-the-scenes featurette, unaired scenes and a gag reel.[9] Although the first season was released on DVD relatively later in Region 1 than Regions 2 and 4, special features are found in the Region 1 DVD box-set only.

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Third Watch: The Complete Second Season contains the 22 episodes of the series' second season. A gag reel is included as a special feature.

Many Third Watch former cast members were nominated for awards for their work on the show. Among them, both Bobby Cannavale and Anthony Ruivivar were nominated for ALMA Awards for their positive portrayals of Latino characters. Nia Long also won several NAACP Image Awards for her portrayal of the African-American character Sasha Monroe. Other cast members, including Michael Beach, Molly Price, and Tia Texada also were nominated for various awards. The show itself was nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Stunt Coordination and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, which it won in 2000.

From Wikiquote

Third Watch (1999-2005) is
an American NBC Television show about police officers and
firefighters/paramedics in New York city. Main casts are either
members of 55th Pricinct (police side) or Engine 55 (fire
side).

Season 1

Welcome to Camelot
[1.1]

Yokas: I just think of him as one of my kids.
Puts it in whole new perspective.

Sully: Most kids grow up.

Bosco: Is that your jag out there?

Drunk Woman: What?

Bosco: Is that your jag out there?

Anywhere But Here
[1.2]

Doc: You ever think about quitting?

Sully: About 25 times a day.

Doc: Why wouldn't you?

Sully: The day is not over yet.

Patterns [1.3]

Officers: Get out the car! Now!

Bosco: (to officers) Weapons down! Weapons
down!

Bosco: Hey Rick? Big Rick? Shift is over,
bud.

Bosco: You can turn over the squad now. You
don't have to drive around anymore.

Bosco: Lets go back to station, have some
donuts, swap some stories, that what cops do. You are a cop,
right?

Bosco: You did a good job, partner.

Hell Is What You
Make Of It [1.4]

Sully: If you give everyone a beating who
deserves it your arms are gonna be mighty tired by the end of the
night.

Responsible Parties
[1.5]

Davis: What do you do?

Sully: What do you mean "what do I do"?

Davis: To, like uh kick back, have like uh,
sully fun, what do you do? I sort of picture you sitting at home in
your boxer shorts watching old movies on black and white TV.

Sully: This is what you do, conjure up images
of me in my underwear?

Davis: I'm not saying its pretty.

Sully: You are way off, you know.

Davis: About what?

Sully: I got a color television.

Sunny, Like sunshine
[1.6]

Carlos: It's a milk run.

Doc: No lights, no siren.

Carlos: I promise I'll bring it back with a
full tank of gas Dad.

(Calros hit a man crossing street)

Carlos: Oh!

Doc: What a hell was that?!

Carlos: Oh my god....

(Another ambulance arrives)

Paramedic: What have we got?

Doc: We, hit him by a bus.

Carlos: I didn't see him...

Paramedic: Damn, bro.

Bobby: Do you know her name?

Girl: Sunny, you know, like Sunshine.

Impulse [1.7]

Bosco: Justice delayed is justice denied.

Yokas: Justice? What? Beating on a defenseless
prisoner? I don't know if that's what our founding fathers had in
mind.

Bosco: Oh, so now we only dispense street
justice when you think it is appropriate.

Yokas: Whats that supposed to mean?

History of the World
[1.8]

Carlos: Put shoes on 'em, stockings....

Doc: Takes the stockings off, too.

Carlos: Is that you talking?

Modern Designs
for Better Living [1.9]

Bosco: 21st century and this city still has
buildings with no elevators.

Yokas: Well, a littke stair climbing will keep
you warm.

Bosco: So will the car heater. Any you know
what? It's conveniently located in our car!

Kim: We may walk upright, buy CDs off the
internet, but when it comes down to it, deep under, we are animals.
Instincts. We can't get away from instincts.

Bobby: National Geographic?

Kim: Discovery Channel.

Demolition Derby
[1.10]

Yokas: Okay, let's talk about my sex life.
Last night my husband was too drunk to get it up, and it's kinda
bugging me, you know?

Bosco: Wow, wow, wow! That is a little more
information than I needed to hear. Now I have a picture.

Yokas: No kidding.

Priest: Excuse me, we are closed.

Kim: A church closes?

Alone in a Crowd
[1.11]

Journey to Himalayas
[1.12]

This Band of
Brothers [1.13]

32 Bullets and a
Broken Hearts [1.14]

Officer Involved
[1.15]

Nature of Nurture
[1.16]

Ohio
[1.17]

Carlos: This one nun, she was alright, she
used to say, "Carlos, you think you are an orphan, you are not.
You've got a father. God is your father and he is looking after
you." And then, you know, I'd say t"Well, he's not doing a very
good job." Do I believe it, that god's watching? Looking down on
the kid, that he sees all the stuff that we see, you know? If he
does, where is he? Huh? Why doesn't he stop it?

Doc: You don't get it.

Carlos: What is it that I don't get it?

Doc: We're on our own, man. I mean, he gave us
freedom.

Carlos: Oh, right. That's a great idea to give
us the freedom to get a little smack going so we can fold our kid
up like an aarcordian just see how it feels.

Doc: Believe it or don't believe it. It's up
to you. But you ought ask youself, when you die and you meet
God....

Carlso: What will I say to him? I'll say, "How
dare you!" Yeah, how dare you make a world where kids suffer and
die? You let this stuff happen And we're supposed to love you and
light candles and spring for a dolloar evertime a guy comes around
in church with a basket. (Doc scoffs,) Hey, hey, I know. He's
testing us. That's what they tell you in church. If there was an
election, for God, I would not vote for the one we have got now.
No, not until he rode with us the bus, just one day.

Kim: Don't sit too close, Bobby. Ground might
open up.

Bobby: Yeah, or the lighting.

Kim: At least then we'd know there is
something out there.

Carlos: Doc, we ride together. How can you
believe in God after seeing what we see?

Doc: I think you've got it all wrong. I mean,
the questions is, how can you believe in man?